The Fairview Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.23861, -112.33611
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Fairview Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fairview Mine
Secondary: Hill Billy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N25e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ( 1926 ) $ 30 / TON MOSTLY IN AU.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): OLD CLAIM MAP PUTS FAIRVIEW 3000 FT NNE OF THE RIDGE ABOVE THE GLADIATOR MINE.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN QUARTZITE AND SCHIST.
Comment (Geology): IGNEOUS ROCKS OF CRET-PALEO AGE ARE CLOSE TO DEPOSIT AND OCCUR TO SOUTH AT CROWN KING, ARIZONA. CRAZY BASIN QUARTZ MONZONITE OCCURS ABOUT 2.5 MILES EAST OF MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 782, P. 58.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 170.
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